Supporting Florida's Licensed Bail Professionals Since 1972
Supporting Florida's Licensed Bail Professionals Since 1972
In the ongoing discussion about bail reform, one principle must stay clear: bail isn’t meant topunish. Its goal is to ensure defendants appear in court while upholding the presumption ofinnocence. However, that doesn’t mean bond amounts should be kept low…
Across the country, charitable bail funds — including well-known organizations such as The Bail Project — have significantly expanded their footprint in the pretrial release system. Although these groups often frame their efforts as solely humanitarian, the rapid increase in…
I write to raise serious concerns about The Bail Project’s practices, especially its policyof posting bail without properly considering an individual’s criminal record, previousfailures to appear, or demonstrated risk to the community. The Bail Project uses a uniform bail approach…
OverviewFlorida Politics is reporting that a Florida House panel has advanced a proposed overhaul of the state’s bail laws, with a focus on greater clarity and accountability in pretrial release. The discussion highlights how important it is that Florida’s system…
OverviewBail Reform: Truth & Propaganda, why financially secured bonds are superior to cashless bail for pretrial release. The author highlights how secured bonds create real accountability, protect public safety, and support better court appearance rates than many cashless systems. Why…